January 30, 1917 Tsunami: Kamchatka, Russia

Name: January 30, 1917 Tsunami: Kamchatka, Russia
Start: 1917-01-30
Location: Kamchatka, Russia

January 30, 1917 · Questionable tsunami

A tsunami caused by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake began at Kamchatka, Russia on January 30, 1917 at 02:45:36 UTC.

Where the waves reached

The source of the tsunami. No runup with a place is recorded for it.

Under 1 m
1 to 3 m
3 to 10 m
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30 m and more
Height not recorded

Tsunami warnings in force

The tsunami

Date: January 30, 1917, 02:45:36 UTC
Source: Kamchatka, Russia
Cause: Earthquake
Earthquake: Magnitude 7.8, 40 km deep
Runups recorded: 0
Waters: Ocean
How certain: Questionable tsunami
Source location: 56.500° N, 163.000° E

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this tsunami.

What the record says

NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.

Jan 30, 1917, 02:45:30 UTC, 55.2 N, 164.5 E, magnitude 8.1, possible tsunami. (reference #223)

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Sources

Tsunami events and runups from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI tsunami event 1441.